Timeshare Relief Warning / Scam

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Our Comments: Obviously, Timeshare relief is an oxymoron with this company -- Never, ever, pay someone upfront to sell your timeshare. And again, never take the word of the people selling you the program. You need to get everything in writing. The number of people who have problems with promises not being kept just goes to show they type of industry timeshares are...

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My dad and mom got roped into this same scam with Timeshare Relief, Inc. They were high pressured into signing some paperwork and forking over ~$3K to "get rid of" their timeshare. At the time they were about to make a trip which included a stop to visit me and indicated that they might want to sell the timeshare themselves or give it to me. The Timeshare Relief people told them that it was not a problem, that they would hold the paperwork until after the trip and that if they changed their mind, they could get all of their money back. Timeshare Relief, Inc is near my house in Torrance CA. My father called Timeshare Relief while on their trip and said he had chosen to cancel the agreement and would stop by at the end of their trip. I went over their with my parents and we requested the money back. That's when the story changed. They said my parents had signed a contract and they were keeping the money. We could however, choose to keep the timeshare. They had indeed signed a contract and it included legalese to the effect that they only had three days to back out of the deal. Talk about being doubly violated. Definitely a new scam.